Santiago International Film Festival

The Santiago International Film Festival (Spanish: Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine; SANFIC) is a film festival that launched in 2005. As its name suggests, the festival takes place in Santiago, Chile.

Santiago International Film Festival
LocationSantiago, Chile
FoundedAugust 2005; 19 years ago (2005-08)
Most recent20th Santiago International Film Festival
Hosted byFundación CorpArtes
LanguageSpanish, English
WebsiteSANFIC Website

Along with the well-known Valdivia International Film Festival, SANFIC has become one of the most prestigious film festivals of Chile and South America.

Competition

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There are two main competitions at SANFIC: the Chilean Cinema Competition, and an International Competition, each featuring nine shortlisted films. There is also a Local Talent competition for local directors and producers, dedicated to short films, with 18 shortlisted works.

The judging panel and jury are made up of international and Chilean experts from the film industry.

10th Anniversary edition

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SANFIC 2014 (the 10th edition) took place between the 21 and 26 of October, and screened more than 90 titles from 30 countries, some of which had won prizes at the world's most prestigious film festivals (Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance, among others).

Participating films

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The following films took part in the two competitions:[1]

International Competition

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  • Aurora (2014 Film), by Rodrigo Sepulveda (Chile)
  • El Ardor, by Pablo Frendik (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, France, U.S.)
  • El Cordero, by Juan Francisco Olea Opera Prima (Chile)
  • The Selfish Giant, by Clio Barnard (England)
  • Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle (Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival; U.S.)
  • Finsterworld by Frauke Finsterwalder Opera Prima (Germany)
  • Los Ausentes, by Luciana Piantanida (Argentina)
  • Ruido Rosa (Pink Noise), by Roberto Flores Prieto (Colombia)
  • Un Castillo en Italia (Un Chateau en Italie / A Castle in Italy) by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, France

Chilean Cinema Competition

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  • Escapes de Gas (Gas Leaks), by Bruno Salas
  • Genoveva, by Paula Castillo
  • Joselito, by Bárbara Pestan
  • La comodidad en la distancia (Comfort in the Distance), by Jorge Yacoman
  • La Invención de la Patria (The Invention of the Fatherland), by Galut Alarcon
  • La Once (Tea Time), by Maite Alberdi
  • No soy Lorena (I am not Lorena), by Isidora Marras
  • Palabras Cruzadas: Los Amigos de Matta-Clark, by Matías Cardone
  • Ventana, by Rodrigo Susarte

Winning films

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The following films won awards at the 10th edition of SANFIC:[2]

International Competition
  • Best Film: Aurora, by Rodrigo Sepúlveda
  • Best Director: Juan Francisco Olea, for El cordero
  • Honorable Mention: The Selfish Giant ("El gigante egoísta”), by Clio Barnard
  • Honorable Mention: Whiplash, by Damien Chazelle
Chilean Cinema Competition
  • Best Film: La once, by Maite Alberdi
  • Best Director: Maite Alberdi, for La once
  • Honorable Mention: Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas
  • Honorable Mention: Genoveva, by Paola Castillo
Audience Award for Best Film

Escapes de gas, by Bruno Salas

Local Talent Competition
  • Best Short Film: Historia de un oso, by Gabriel Osorio
  • Honorable Mention: Las horas y los siglos, by Nelson Oyarzúa
  • Honorable Mention: Los resentidos, by Pablo Álvarez
Latin American Work in Progress
Ventana Sur Prize
  • La mujer de la esclavina, by Alfonso Gazitúa (Chile)
Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for documentary projects

(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Documental de SANFIC Industria”)

  • Vidas cruzadas, by Paola Castillo
  • Honorable Mention: LasFieles, de Valeria Hofmann
  • Honorable Mention: El viento sopla donde quiere, by Cristián Saldía

Premio DocsDF:

  • Las felicidades del mundo, by Ainara Aparici
Santiago LAB SANFIC Industry Award for fiction projects

(“Premio a proyectos Santiago LAB Ficción de SANFIC Industria”) Encuentros Cartagena Prize: El treinticuatro, by Waldo Salgado Mercado Guadalajara Prize: La Carola, by Juan Francisco Olea Argentina HD Prize: Cabros de mierda, de Gonzalo Justiniano

Award winners

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International Film Competition

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Best Film
Best Director
Best Performance
Special Jury Mention
Audience Award
Honorary Mention

Chilean Film Competition

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Best Film
  • 2009 – Paseo by Sergio Castro San-Martín
  • 2010 – Manuel de Ribera [es] by Christopher Murray
  • 2011 – Ulysses (Ulises) by Óscar Godoy
  • 2012 – Cuentos sobre el futuro by Pachi Bustos
  • 2013 – Illiterate (Las analfabetas) by Moisés Sepúlveda
  • 2014 – Tea Time (La once) by Maite Alberdi
  • 2015 – Surire by Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff
  • 2016 – El fumigador by Francisco Hevia and Vinko Tomicic
  • 2017 – Sapo by Juan Pablo Ternicier
  • 2018 – Flow by Nicolás Molina
  • 2019 – Lemebel by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi
  • 2020 – Las mujeres de mi casa [es] by Valentina Reyes
  • 2021 – Karnawal by Juan Pablo Félix (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile)
  • 2022 – Villa Olímpica by Sebastián Kohan
  • 2023 – Sister & Sister by Kattia González
  • 2024 – The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine (La fabulosa máquina de cosechar oro) by Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza & Aullido de Invierno by Matías Rojas Valencia
Best Director
  • 2009 – Cristóbal Cohen and Marcelo Hermosilla for Nosotros
  • 2010 – René Ballestero for La quemadura
  • 2011 – Constanza Fernández for Mapa para conversar
  • 2012 – Álvaro Viguera for Pérez
  • 2013 – José Luis Torres Leiva for Ver y escuchar
  • 2014 – Maite Alberdi for Tea Time (La once)
  • 2015 – Carola Fuentes [es] and Rafael Valdeavellano for Chicago Boys
  • 2016 – Carlos Leiva for El primero de la familia
  • 2017 – Andrés Lübbert for El color del camaleón
  • 2018 – Simón Vargas for Sobre los muertos
  • 2019 – Carolina Adriazola and Jose Luis Sepúlveda for Harley Queen
  • 2020 – Juan Francisco Riumalló for Onkel Gïnter
  • 2021 – Nicol Ruiz Benavides for Forgotten Roads (La nave del olvido)
  • 2022 – Felipe Zuñiga for La picada
  • 2023 – Bernardo Quesney [es] for History and Geography (Historia y geografía)
  • 2024 – Roberto Salinas Vergara for La Primera Dosis
Best Performance
Special Mention
  • 2010 – 31 de abril [es] by Víctor Cubillos
    Special Mention for Screenplay: Martín Seeger and Simón Palacios for Piotr: una mala traducción
    Special Mention for Actor: Pablo Cerda [es] for Velódromo [es]
  • 2011 – La muerte de Pinochet [es] by Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff
  • 2012 – Leontina by Boris Peters, Marker 72 by Miguel Ángel Vidaurre & Valparadaise by Juan Cortés Mancilla
  • 2018 – Special Mention for Sound: Rodrigo Robledo and Roberto Collío for Petit Frère
  • 2019 – Amukan by Francisco Toro
    Special Mention for Sound: Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff for Los Reyes
  • 2021 – Primera by Vee Bravo
  • 2023 – Bastard, the Inheritance of a Genocide (Bastardo, La herencia de un genocida) by Pepe Rovano
  • 2024 – Special Jury Mention: Through Rocks and Clouds (Raíz) by Franco García; Special Jury Mention for Best Director: Alberto Hayden for Una Luz Negra; Special Jury Mention for Best Performance: Paola Lattus for Sariri & Las Cenizas

Latin-American Film Competition

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Best Film
Best Director
Special Mention
  • 2007 – Tierra roja by Ramiro Gómez (Paraguay)
    Special Mention for Actress: Amparo Noguera for Life Kills Me (La vida me mata) (Chile)
  • 2009 – El viento y el agua by Vero Bollow and Igar Yala Collective (Panama) & María y el nuevo mundo by Geroge Walker Torres (Venezuela)
Honorary Mention

See also

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References

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  1. ^ SANFIC 10 Catalog (ES) SANFIC 10, 2014 retrieved on November 04, 2014
  2. ^ Award winners SANFIC 10 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine El Dínamo, October 26, 2014
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